# Anthropic clamps down on using Claude to make copycat games—or reverse-engineer code

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> Published: 2026-11-03 00:13:25+00:00

The flood of AI-generated slop games has [set the thoroughly-troubled gaming industry reeling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksUxKOIV1Ms&t=25), but for indies it's even worse: success can depend on building a social media following by showing off clever and innovative gameplay concepts early in development. And that's [just the sort of thing sleazy copycats can use frontier models to slop up and sell](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ai-game-clones-are-making-indie-developers-afraid-to-show-their-work/). — [Read the rest](https://boingboing.net/2026/11/02/anthropic-clamps-down-on-using-claude-to-make-copycat-games-or-reverse-engineer-code.html) 

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